The College of Saint Rose issued an expanded statement today on the bid by its adjunct professors to unionize under the umbrella of Service Employees International Union. As noted in today’s paper, the part-time professors filed the paperwork today to force a union election as they contend the college has followed the national trend toward […]
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In a world where Twitter can tank the economy, LinkedIn can reveal your professional relevance, and Facebook can tell you what your customers care about, it’s clear that social media has major implications for small business owners, who have little margin for error when it comes to making real-time decisions about their business. And yet, […]
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Nino’s Delis and Subs is a classic home-style delicatessen, and has been since the Coluccios reopened the place back in 1994, a few years after the original Nino closed up shop. “We try to keep it a simple, traditional Italian deli,” says Dominick Coluccio. “And being that I’m Italian, and she’s Jewish, you can’t go […]
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Before opening a kids’ clothing store, Suwie Waweru did her homework. After the events of September 11, she knew she wanted to leave Manhattan and start a business in the Capital District. Albany’s charter school boom prompted her to decide to open a children’s clothing store, specializing in urban wear and school uniforms. Unlike other […]
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Tyrone Newsome’s small business, Baby Malcolm’s Concierge Inc., is based on a simple truth: Everyone needs friends. “We like to say, Baby Malcolm’s is like your go-to guy,” says Newsome. “We’re your friend when you’re in need.” Newsome says that ‘need’ can mean having someone to pick up your dry cleaning or bring you late […]
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A tipster forwarded a copy of this letter, which was sent to customers of the Academy Station post office on New Scotland Avenue. The letter reaffirms what the U.S. Postal Service announced in July, that Academy Station is among 3,700 post offices being considered for closure — or, in the parlance of the postal bureaucracy, […]
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You must check out this post in Akum Norder’s “A history of here” blog, which recounts the mirth, merriment and — some would argue — rampant “rowdyism” of Albany’s mammoth 1905 Halloween carnival. The two-day party attracted tens-of-thousands of revelers to the city. Just how rowdy things got varies by account, but I couldn’t help but be […]
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With all the talk today and yesterday about the city’s legal defeat in a lawsuit filed against the Planning Board by the Mormon church, it almost overshadows a separate legal victory the city won against controversial landlord Roger Ploof. A state judge has upheld the Board of Zoning Appeals’ order that Ploof drastically cut the […]
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Be sure to check out the latest installments in the Times Union’s “Losing the Neighborhood” series on Albany’s student ghetto today — then meet me on my Facebook page to talk about it at 11 a.m. Today, we look at the impact that raucous student life has had the neighborhood’s dwindling number of longtime residents, […]
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I start my day pretty much the same way every day and my routine involves reading the Times Union. Two distinctly different events caught my eye. Both headlines saddened me, one for the incredibly horrific events happening in Japan and the other for the horrific events brought to the City of Albany by some incredibly stupid […]
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